Business Development Resource File
Business Network:
Coordinated Agency for Spanish Americans (CASA)
(516) 572-0750
www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CASA/index.html
Long Island Association (LIA)
(631) 493-3000
www.longislandassociation.org
Long Island Forum for Technology (LIFT)
(631) 969-3700
www.lift.org
Long Island Women’s Agenda (LIWA)
(516) 677-5492
www.liwa.org
Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce (NCCC)
(516) 248-1112
www.ncchambers.org
New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA)
(631) 444-8895
www.nyba.org
Energy Economic Development Incentives:
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)/National Grid
(516) 545-3873
www.lipower.org/commercial/ecodev
www.ngrid.us.com
Financial Assistance:
Business Property Finance
(800) 784-6717
www.bizpropertyfinance.com
National specialist in no-documentation commercial owner-user mortgage financing.
Community Development Corporation of Long Island (CDCLI)
Robert Larson, Vice President and Chief Lending Officer
(631) 471-1215 ext 183
www.cdcli.org
Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency
(516) 676-1625
www.glencoveida.org
GovBenefits – links to more than 50 business assistance programs
www.govbenefits.gov
Grow Nassau Fund (GNF)
Nancy Savis, Loan Officer
(973) 276-1640
nsavis@nationaldevelopmentcouncil.org
Long Island Development Corporation (LIDC)
Roz Goldmacher, President
(866) 433-5432
www.lidc.org
Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA)
Joseph Kearney, Executive Director
(516) 572-1966
www.nassauida.org
NYS Empire State Development Corporation
Andrea Lohneiss, Regional Director
(631) 435-0717
www.nylovesbiz.com
Small Business Administration
(631) 454-0750
www.sba.org
Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency
(516) 489-5000 ext 3134
www.tohida.org
Labor:
HempsteadWorks
Ana-Maria Hurtado, Commissioner
(516) 485-5000
www.hempsteadworks.com
NYS Department of Labor
Pamela Bedford, Business Service Representative
(516) 934-8521
www.labor.state.ny.us
Non-Profit Assistance:
Community & Economic Development Clinic
Serge Martinez, Attorney-In-Charge
Hofstra University School of Law
(516) 463-5934
www.law.hofstra.edu/Academics/Clinics/clinic_descriptions.html
Students provide transactional (non-litigation) assistance to non-profits, community-based organizations and micro-enterprises in low-income communities in and around Nassau County.
Foundation Center
79 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(800) 424-9836
www.foundationcenter.org
Real Estate:
Commercial Real Estate Multiple Listing
(631) 661-4800
www.costar.com
Technical Assistance:
Black Women Enterprises (BWE)
(516) 485-5900
www.blackwomenenterprises.org
BWE provides free technical assistance workshops designed to increase a small business owner’s bottom line.
Business.Gov
www.business.gov
Business.Gov is an official Internet site of the U.S. Small Business Administration that helps small businesses understand their legal requirements and locate government services from federal, state and local agencies.
Community Development Corporation of Long Island (CDCLI)
Robert Larson, Vice President and Chief Lending Officer
(631) 471-1215 ext 183
www.cdcli.org
CDC’s Core Four ® entrepreneurial training program is very affordable and teaches businesses financial basics in convenient locations throughout Long Island.
Farmingdale Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
(631) 420-2765
www.farmingdale.edu/sbdc
Hofstra University Business Development Center
(516) 463-5285
www.hofstra.edu/community/bdc
Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs
Dr. Phillip Elliott, Executive Director
(516) 571-6174
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/MinorityAffairs/index.html
Assistance in procuring government contracts
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
40 Main Street – 3rd Floor
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 572-1989
www.scorelongisland.org
Business planning preparation for start-ups and small businesses.
